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thats not snow its hail. and thats not the sierra youre looking at a car dealership in fairfield just off interstate 80. good evening im gasia mikaelian in for julie haener. >> severe weather in the bay area as a ban of storms pound the area with hail. meteorologist mark tamayo followed the storm. now we have team coverage, debra villalon. >> reporter: it came down hard. this was a cold blast that blew everyone away. from above it looked like a sierra town with a white blanket on rooft...

sentiment he says lifting the ban immediately would be a big boom to his business. >> you know, i think there would be more people getting married so i think that business would pim up. >> it is well known judge vaughn walkers decision is aimed directly at the supreme court and one justice in particular. anthony kennedy f walker lifts the marriage ban, the decision could land up in kennedys lap because hes the presiding justice for california on the supreme court in recess. >> i think ...

protective barrier floating offshore. this bird was foundon the water. its white feathered turns black by the oil. >> were giving him a check up. >> reporter: more oil is on the way. it could be months before the leak is stopped. british petroleum says its spending $40 million a day to deal with the disaster. >> this kind of leak has never happened before. >> reporter: but the obama administration is pushing bp to do more and continues to investigate what caused the explosion that led ...

>> we have to pay the infrastructure. >> if theres a good reason to do it, i dont think its a bad thing. >> reporter: despite all those increases, 250 city employees could be laid off. the mayor has not yet specified which positions. we did not create this problem, but we have to solve it. and do whats right for baltimore. >> reporter: the mayor has pledged the property tax will stay right where it is. >> now this is far from a done deal. the mayor says she purposely left the council s...